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Women's History Month Common Core 6.EE.A.1 resources

Hidden Figures: Math Activity (Perfect for Black History Month)

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Hidden Figures: Math Activity (Perfect for Black History Month or after watching the movie in Math Class!)The activity gives a brief description of the three brilliant African-American women at NASA -- Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This is a great activity for your class after watching the movie "Hidden Figures", in celebration of Black History Month,

Subjects:

Black History Month, Math, Women's History Month

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

6.EE.A.1

, 6.EE.A.2

Also included in: Celebrating Holidays in Math Class! (Growing Bundle!)

Women's History Month Middle School Math Puzzle: Presidential Medal of Freedom

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ActiveMath Mysteries

This cross-curricular warm-up connects math with quotes from these five women Presidential Medal of Freedom Awardees: Helen Keller, Dolores Clara Fernandez Huerta, Joan Ganz Cooney, Sandra Day O’Connor, and Katherine Johnson. As students find the missing years, they solve equations, do measurement conversions, and find the greatest common factor (GCF). This resource includes PPT/Google Slides with historical notes about the five special women, along with quotes. And you'll be in complete control

Subjects:

Algebra, Problem Solving, Women's History Month

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

Also included in: YEARLONG BUNDLE: 140+ Middle School Math-History PDF Mini Lessons | Mixed Review

Women's History Month Funday Puzzle: Nobel Peace Prize Laureates | Math Review

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ActiveMath Mysteries

This cross-curricular warm-up connects math with quotes from these five women Nobel Peace Prize Laureates: Mother Teresa, Shirin Ebadi, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Wangari Maathai, and Malala Yousafzai. As students find the missing years, they evaluate an expression for given values of the variables, convert an expanded form of a number with exponents to standard form, do measurement conversions, and set up / solve a proportion. This resource includes PPT/Google Slides with historical notes about the

Subjects:

Algebra, Problem Solving, Women's History Month

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS: